Upcoming launches

We plan to launch the following satellites in the coming years. The new satellites will provide replacement capacity for ageing satellites and increase our available capacity. Keep visiting this page to stay up-to-date with launch dates and live webcasts of the launches.

Launch timeline

2015

H1

SES-9

2016

H2

SES-10

SES-11

2017

H1

SES-16/GovSat

SES-15

H2

SES-14

SES-12

SES-9

About

Satellite Mission

Footprint

Expected launch date

H1 - 2015

Orbital location

108.2°E

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Bands

Ku-band

Design Life

15 years

Satellite manufacturer

Boeing Satellite Systems

SES-9 satellite scheduled for launch in 2015 will be positioned at the orbital slot of 108.2 degrees East and provide incremental as well as replacement capacity to this well established SES slot over Asia, where it will be co-located with the existing SES-7 satellite. The satellite will expand SES’ capabilities to provide DTH broadcasting and other communications services in Northeast Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, as well as maritime communications for vessels in the Indian Ocean.

SES-10

About

Satellite Mission

Footprint

Expected launch date

H2 - 2016

Orbital location

67°W

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Bands

Ku-band

Design Life

15 years

Satellite manufacturer

Airbus Defence and Space

SES-10 will replace AMC-3 and AMC-4 to provide enhanced coverage and significant
capacity expansion over Latin America. The satellite will provide coverage
over Mexico, serve the Spanish speaking South America in one single beam, and
cover Brazil with the ability to support off-shore oil and gas exploration.

SES-11

About

Satellite Mission

Footprint

Expected launch date

H2 - 2016

Orbital location

105°W

Launch vehicle

TBC

Bands

C-band, Ku-band

Design Life

15 years

Satellite manufacturer

Airbus Defence and Space

The SES-11 satellite will support SES' continued development of its center of the US orbital arc media distribution neighbourhood and provide coverage of the North America, including Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean. The spacecraft's Ku-band capacity will replace AMC-15 at 105° West, an orbital position where Echostar has been our anchor customer since 2006. The spacecraft's C-band capacity will provide replacement capacity for AMC-18 at the same position.

No footprints available yet

SES-16/GovSat

About

Satellite Mission

Footprint

Expected launch date

H1 - 2017

Orbital location

21.5°E

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Bands

Design Life

15 years

Satellite manufacturer

Orbital Sciences Corporation

SES-16/GovSat is a multi-mission satellite using dedicated military frequencies (X-band and military Ka-band) to provide high-powered and fully steerable spot beams for multiple government specific missions. The satellite will be operated by LuxGovSat, a new company jointly incorporated by SES and the Luxembourg Government.

No footprints available yet

SES-15

About

Satellite Mission

Footprint

Expected launch date

H1 - 2017

Orbital location

129°W

Launch vehicle

TBC

Bands

Design Life

15 years

Satellite manufacturer

Boeing Satellite Systems

SES-15 will be located in a new orbital location to serve North America. SES-15 will enable SES to serve its leading aeronautical customers and serve other traffic intensive data applications such as government, VSAT networks and maritime.

No footprints available yet

SES-14

About

Satellite Mission

Footprint

Expected launch date

H2 - 2017

Orbital location

47.5°W

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Bands

Design Life

15 years

Satellite manufacturer

Airbus Defence and Space

SES-14 will replace SES's satellite NSS-806 and support new capacity over the Americas and the North Atlantic Region. SES-14's Ku-band wide beams will bring augmented capacity to serve growing Direct-to-Home and Direct-to-Cable video neighborhoods in the Americas and support existing VSAT services in both bands. The multi-spot Ku- and Ka-band beams will bring additional, high throughput capacity and are ideal for traffic-intensive data applications such as mobile
backhaul, maritime and aeronautical services.

No footprints available yet

SES-12

About

Satellite Mission

Footprint

Expected launch date

H2 - 2017

Orbital location

95°E

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5

Bands

Ku-band, Ka-band

Design Life

15 years

Satellite manufacturer

Airbus Defence and Space

The SES-12 satellite will expand SES’s capabilities to provide direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting, VSAT, Mobility and High Throughput Satellite (HTS) data connectivity services in the Asia-Pacific region, including rapidly growing markets such as India and Indonesia. The satellite will replace NSS-6 positioned at 95 degrees East, and will be co-located with SES-8.